Research Areas
Social sciences, social work, poverty, food poverty, food charity, food aid, food insecurity, social exclusion, civil society, service users, charity and diaconia. Using qualitative and quantitative methods.
Research
The focus of my dissertation project is based on food poverty and food insecurity in Sweden and civil society’s food charity to those in financially vulnerable situations. Food charity comes is several forms, such as social food stores, food banks, groceries, and prepared meals. Extensive charity and food aid organisations, such as The City Mission and The Church of Sweden are included and relevant in the study. The research goals is related to two main areas. First, the function of civil society's food aid in relation to public welfare. Secondly, service users' sand staffs' experiences and what significance and characteristic the food aid have.
The dissertation project started in April 2021 and consists of various sub-studies. Initially, a national survey of The Church of Sweden's work with food aid. Thereafter, a larger interview and observation study will be conducted with staff and service users who gives and receive food charity.
Teaching
As a supervisor and examiner, I am regularly teaching the master's course, “Professional Social Work”. I am also frequently holding lectures for civil society.